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Engineering response to climate change / edited by Robert G. Watts

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: CRC Press, 2013. Boca Raton :Edition: 2ndDescription: xviii, 502 pISBN:
  • 9781439888469
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.738745 ENG
Contents:
1. The fifth revolution / Robert G. Watts -- 2. Radiatively important atmospheric constituents / Donald J. Wuebbles and Darienne Ciuro -- 3. Scenarios of future socio-economics, energy, land use, and radiative forcing / Jiyong Eom ... [et al.] -- 4. Understanding sea level rise and coastal hazards / Ashish J. Mehta ... [et al.] -- 5. Water resources / William H. McAnally ... [et al.] -- 6. Energy demand, efficiency, and conservation / Hadi Dowlatabadi and Maryam Rezaei -- 7. Renewable electricity / Walter Short -- 8. The future of energy from nuclear fission / Son H. Kim and Temitope Taiwo -- 9. Energy from nuclear fusion / Arthur W. Molvik -- 10. Energy from space for sustainable commercial power for Earth / David R. Criswell -- 11. Adapting to climate change / Donald J. Wuebbles -- 12. Climate engineering : impact reducer or suffering inducer? / Michael C. MacCracken.
Summary: A clear, concise discussion of today's hottest topics in climate change, including adapting to climate change and geo-engineering to mitigate the effects of change, Engineering Response to Climate Change, Second Edition takes on the tough questions of what to do and offers real solutions to the practical problems caused by radical changes in the Earth's climate. From energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions reduction, to climate-altering technologies, this new edition explores the latest concerns such as acidification of the ocean, energy efficiency, transportation, space solar power, and future and emerging possibilities. The editors set the stage by discussing the separate issues of the emissions of radiatively important atmospheric constituents, energy demand, energy supply, agriculture, water resources, coastal hazards, adaption strategies, and geo-engineering. They explain the difference between the natural and human drivers of climate change and describe how humans have influenced the global climate during past decades. Each chapter concludes with discussion questions, calculations, and possible research topics. See What's in the Second Edition: New conceptual tools and research necessary for problems associated with fossil fuels Cutting-edge topics such as adaption and geo-engineering The latest concerns such as acidification of the ocean, energy efficiency, transportation, and space solar power Solutions to problems caused by changes in the Earth's climate So much has changed in the 15 years since the publication of the first edition, that this is, in effect, a completely new book. However, the general theme is the same: the climate energy problem has become largely an engineering problem. With this in mind, the book explores what engineers can do to prevent, mitigate, or adapt to climate change.
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1. The fifth revolution / Robert G. Watts --
2. Radiatively important atmospheric constituents / Donald J. Wuebbles and Darienne Ciuro --
3. Scenarios of future socio-economics, energy, land use, and radiative forcing / Jiyong Eom ... [et al.] --
4. Understanding sea level rise and coastal hazards / Ashish J. Mehta ... [et al.] --
5. Water resources / William H. McAnally ... [et al.] --
6. Energy demand, efficiency, and conservation / Hadi Dowlatabadi and Maryam Rezaei --
7. Renewable electricity / Walter Short --
8. The future of energy from nuclear fission / Son H. Kim and Temitope Taiwo --
9. Energy from nuclear fusion / Arthur W. Molvik --
10. Energy from space for sustainable commercial power for Earth / David R. Criswell --
11. Adapting to climate change / Donald J. Wuebbles --
12. Climate engineering : impact reducer or suffering inducer? / Michael C. MacCracken.

A clear, concise discussion of today's hottest topics in climate change, including adapting to climate change and geo-engineering to mitigate the effects of change, Engineering Response to Climate Change, Second Edition takes on the tough questions of what to do and offers real solutions to the practical problems caused by radical changes in the Earth's climate. From energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions reduction, to climate-altering technologies, this new edition explores the latest concerns such as acidification of the ocean, energy efficiency, transportation, space solar power, and future and emerging possibilities. The editors set the stage by discussing the separate issues of the emissions of radiatively important atmospheric constituents, energy demand, energy supply, agriculture, water resources, coastal hazards, adaption strategies, and geo-engineering. They explain the difference between the natural and human drivers of climate change and describe how humans have influenced the global climate during past decades. Each chapter concludes with discussion questions, calculations, and possible research topics. See What's in the Second Edition: New conceptual tools and research necessary for problems associated with fossil fuels Cutting-edge topics such as adaption and geo-engineering The latest concerns such as acidification of the ocean, energy efficiency, transportation, and space solar power Solutions to problems caused by changes in the Earth's climate So much has changed in the 15 years since the publication of the first edition, that this is, in effect, a completely new book. However, the general theme is the same: the climate energy problem has become largely an engineering problem. With this in mind, the book explores what engineers can do to prevent, mitigate, or adapt to climate change.

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